“Safety in the Real World” Humour in Safety By: Tim Page-Bottorff

““Safety in the Real World”Safety in the Real World”

Humour in SafetyBy:

Tim Page-Bottorff


Introduction

• Name• Organization• What you like to

do on the weekends.

• Does your partner have a bad habit?


Humour Fits for The Following:• Topic

– WHMIS– Any Compliance

Training• Instructor

– Boring– No Passion

• Environment/Classroom– Poor learning conditions

• Awkward Students• Many Others for Discussion


Problem: Topic

• Safety Material is Dry

• Creating a program is too much work

• Regulations are cumbersome

• Golf story

– 95% of golf played vs.

– 95% of golf trained


Solution: Topic

• Safety Material is Dry

• Creating a program is too much work

• Regulations are cumbersome

• Golf story

– 95% of golf played vs.

– 95% of golf trained

• Group Activity

• Personality Issue

• Yes They are get over it

• Train your people before they get the “I am too safe attitude.”


Example: Topic

• Traffic Control and Flagging– Unsafe Acts and

Conditions• Driving Distractions

– Top 10– Name the top 10 driving

distractions.• Put them in order.


The Distractions• 16% - Rubbernecking! (usually at another accident)

• 12% - Fatigue

• 10% - Looking at scenery / landmarks

• 9% - Passenger or child distraction

• 7% - Adjusting radio, tape or cd

• 5% - Using a cell phone

• Source: Study of 2700 accidents from 06/06 to 11/06,

• Washington Post, March 17, 2007


Where does this fit on the list?


The Learning PyramidAverage retention of material presented in different ways(according to an investigation by National Training Laboratories — Bethel, Maine)

Lecture

Reading Text

Audio-visual representation

Demonstration

Discussion group

Learning by doing

Teaching others (immediate conversion of what you have learned)

5%

10%

20%

30%

50%

75%

90%


Problem: Instructor

• Instructor reads from a book

• Instructor was forced to do it

• Instructor is a CIH or CRSP

• Instructor has no passion


Solution: Instructor

• Reading from a book

• You HAVE to do it.

• Instructor is CSP, CIH, RSP, CHMM, CRSP

• No Passion

• Spend more time preparing

• Think of the positives.

• Does not make you a great trainer.

• GET IT!

• Use Humour


Example: Instructor• Learn by Doing

– Research– Understand– Find something that is

important to you


Problem: Environment/Classroom

• Break Rooms/Ready Rooms

– Distractions

• Outdoors

– Sun/Rain/Weather

• Class room shape and setup

• Audio/Visuals


Solution: Environment/Classroom• Break Rooms

• Outdoors

• Setup

• Audio/Visuals/Technology

• Find another location

– Go outside

– Deal with it, minimize distractions

• Avoid excessive heat

– Go into a warehouse,

• See Diagram


Example: seating arrangement

Improves overall retention by 10%


Technology with High Impact Video Clips


Higher Impact Videos (Tyre)


Highest Impact Video (Horse)


Offset with Comedy


The Awkward Student

• The Rescuer• The Projector• The Passive Aggressor • The Apologizer• The Fighter• The Flighter• The Questioner• The PARTICIPANT • The Not Again Student


My Personal Strategies• Tell a story

• Talk about family

• Talk about interests and rope into the topic; (almost always can relate)

• Ask questions (not too many)

• KNOW Your topic!

• Work harder.

• Stay up to date on technology and changes to the material.

• Keep your material fresh.

• Group Discussions!!!!

• Tell Someone else about your experience



Lecture

Reading Text


Demonstration

Discussion group

Learning by doing


5%

10%

20%

30%

50%

75%

90%


One Final Secret

• Integrated Material for example.• Get Permission and Use Safestart Principals.


Hazardous Energy

A Person or Persons

Something Unexpected

Most Accidents Have Many Contributing Factors

Hazardous Energy


Sources of Unexpected……Sources of Unexpected……

Equipment - something

unexpected happens without you or someone else involved (e.g. wire

rope breaks, traffic lights start working incorrectly, coupling fails,

hose bursts, etc.)

Other People -

someone else's behavior causes or contributes to

incident/injury.

Self - Own actions

cause or contribute to incident/injury.



Equipment - something

unexpected happens without you or someone else involved (e.g. wire

rope breaks, traffic lights start working incorrectly, coupling fails,

hose bursts, etc.)


Defective Equipment



Other People -

someone else's behavior causes or contributes to

incident/injury.


The “Other Guy”



Self - Own actions

cause or contribute to incident/injury.


Ourselves


What Do You Think the Percentages What Do You Think the Percentages Would Be For Each Category?Would Be For Each Category?

% Equipment?

% Other People?

% Self?



Lecture

Reading Text


Demonstration

Discussion group

Learning by doing


5%

10%

20%

30%

50%

75%

90%



Contact Info

• Office: 800-267-7482

• Cell: 602-757-5054

• Email: [email protected]

• Thank You So Much! Have a great conference.

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“Safety in the Real World” Humour in Safety By: Tim Page-Bottorff